William Dodds

William Dodds
Personal information
Full name William Dodds[1]
Date of birth 1885[1]
Place of birth Sunderland, County Durham, England[1]
Playing position Inside-right
Youth career
Southwick
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1906–1907 Burslem Port Vale 38 (11)
Oldham Athletic
Linfield

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

William Dodds (born 1885; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at inside-right for Southwick, Burslem Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, and Linfield.

Playing career

Dodds played for Southwick, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1906.[1] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 1 September.[1] He played in 42 games that season, bagging 14 goals in the process.[1] However, in the summer of 1907 the club went into financial meltdown and were forced to released all of its players.[1] Dodds moved on to Oldham Athletic, and later played for Linfield.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.